Implicit Context

Extraneous embedded knowledge (EEK) is knowledge of the external world that becomes embedded in a software component, but that is not conceptually required for the individual behaviour of the component. We are investigating whether and how implicit context can reduce the EEK in components, easing the evolution and reuse of those components. Implicit context combines a means for rerouting messages in a system with an ability to reflect over the history of calls that have been made in a system.